The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-25
GOVERNMENTAL
What is Going on in the State De-
partments.
An Eptome OF What Was
Learned at the Capitol
| From THURSDAYS Daily. I

@. A. Leuschn.r, G. A. Klotz, John Deitz,
ST., E. VoigGx, Hephan Fombel, A. Jatho,
Louis Pilgram.
The assessment rolls handed in yester-
day show Nueces county to have an in
crease of $35,562; Nolan an increase of
$247; Harden an increase of $41, 242; Lam
pasas decrea of $15,715; Live Oak a
decrease of $41,242.
Rulings of Prof. 81. Fl. Cooper, superin-
tendent of public instruction, on different
questions:
Question-How shall an examining
board obtain certificates to teach school?
Ruling-The examining board may be
examined by special examiners appointed
by the county judge, or two members of
the board of examiners may examine the
third.
Question-Mus all public schools be
taught in the English language?
Ruling-The law says all public schools
must be taught in the English language.
German, French, Spanish, ETC., may be
taught as any other branch of study.
The Encouragement has mapped out
an amount of work for his Office that will
keep his entire force busy for some time
to come. Several railroads have not been
paying the strictest attention to their
charter requirements, and a sharp stick is
likely to prod some of them. Then, too
there are a good many land matters
escheat questions and other things that
require Strengthening out, and Gen. Hogg
has settled down to hard work, for the pur-
pose of getting the state on the right side
of the books.
The comptrol er yesterday purchased
$4,000 of San Jacinto county bonds, fol
the permanent school fund
The governor yesterday restored citi-
zenship to Charles and Nat Wilder, who
wsre convicted in Mason county in 1881
of theft of cattle and sent up for two
years.. They served their terms, and thu
accommodation for restoration nov
romes from the officials and number o.
che best citizens OF the county.
The comptroller yesterday made the
following purchases of 5 per cent. state
bonds: For the lunatic asylum, $4,000
for the blind asylum, $4,000; for the deaf
and dumb asylum, $4,000, making total
of $4,000. The price paid was $115
The LAGRANGE Bridge company sold the
bonds.
Com ptroller Mccall left last night fol
llDtTby COuubJs WnOIO hO 10 al dOsuOhOt
witness in tax collectors case.
W. W. Gain, collector of Erath county
made his finel s. ttlement yesterday.
The county of Frio redeemed one 81 ,00C
bond yesterday.
[From Fridays Daily.l
j. E. Edmunds, collector of Hun
county, and j. L. Daugherty, collector O.
loIr 1,-. .,{t ln1 hn m
troller yesterday.
Twelve hundred dollars was received b,
the comptroller for school funds.
The assessment rolls received yesterda!
show that Hidalgo county has an increase
of $59,531; Duvdl county, an increase o
$91,817; Reiugis county, a decrease OF
$113,679; Sourry county, decrease O
$69,495; Austin county, decrease o
$165,285.
The secretary of state filed the follow
ing charters yesterday:
Iimpson Cooperative association, Pa
irons of Husbandry; capital, $4,000. In
corporators: E. II. Hughes, l.. H. Weared
F. N. Breach.
Texas international and Interstat
Drill association, of Austin. Incorpora
tors: @. F. Hicks, A. S. Roberts, j. I
Dickinson, L. j. Lawless, G. A. Brush
Monroe Miller, Peyton Brown, j. L
Breckenridge, A. p. Woodbridge, l. L
Pryor, M. Butler, j. S. Myrick.
Prof. O. H. Cooper, superintendent o
public instruction, was notified yes5erda.
that Prof. j. L. Johnson was appointed
few days ago county superintendent 0
instruction of Collins county.
Commissioner Hall has gone on trl
of several days to the Panhandle, to Sc
that the laws for the classification of tn
land are properly carried out. He wi
lease Greer county lands to actual set
tiers at cents per acre. He is not al
lowed to sell these lands, but he think
thai as those who would rent and improv
the lands would be favored by the legisla
ture in giving the actual settlers tn
preference. The commissioner has sci
the classification and valuation of schot
lands in Porter, Oldham and Deaf Smlt
COMMITTEES. When these clas5ificatiOns ar
filed in the several counties they are place
for sale to actual settlers. These are tn
first classlfications sent out under the ne
law.
From Saturdays Daily]
The following collectors settled wit
the comptroller yesterday: Messrs. G. v
M. Duck, Atascosa county; j. W. Mass
Hamilton county.
The assessment rolls show increase
the following counties: Hood count
S26,196; Kerr county, $67,211; Nacog
doches county, S76,9OS; Kendall count
$112,9S1.
Received by comptroller: For revenu
$1,000; for school fund, $176.
The encouragement has had man
opinions to give the commissioner OF IL
surance on the admittance of lnsuran'
companies. A few have been admittt
and many refused. He says that mar
wildcat companies have been admlttt
that have proven great damage to IL
citizens of the state, and that he hi
already indictments against several. Son
appear under the mutual aid plan, and
the end deceive the people. On the a
plication of the National Fire Insuran
company, Salina, Kansas, to q
commissioner of insurance, &
opinion of General Hogg "
asked for, and he salt
F, The "NatioDal Mutual" is private &C
portion for the purposes of fire inst
ance," organized and chartered under t
laws of May Is, 1875, of the state of ka
sas. It's object, as expressed In Its cha
ter, is to secure protection to the mem5e
thereof against loss or damage of proper